Ability to identify opportunities for process improvements, efficiency gains, and innovation within procurement activities and drive continuous improvement initiatives.

Excellent project management skills, with the ability to lead projects or initiatives aimed at improving procurement processes, driving innovation within the category.

About the job

At Google we spend hundreds of millions of dollars with vendors every year. The Supplier Sourcing team gets things done for Google, from tasks like buying hardware, software and professional services to managing facilities and various technology services globally. Through the strong and unique relationships we have with internal stakeholders and the right vendors, our team ensures that Google gets the best value for our purchases. As a member of a larger team, you drive a number of procurement-related activities such as guiding vendors through our shifting needs and supplying internal clients with sound purchasing advice. You craft and lead a multi-step sourcing process and innovative e-auctions to finalize high-dollar, high-risk proposals and contract negotiations. In some cases, you secure competitive rates for Google by translating our business needs into familiar "commodity" terms for the marketplace.

In this role, you will be responsible for pioneering innovative category and sourcing strategies, cultivating strategic supplier relationships, and optimizing spend categories through data-driven insights to unlock value for Google.

The name Google came from "googol," a mathematical term for the number 1 followed by 100 zeros. And nobody at Google loves big numbers like the Finance team when providing in depth analysis on all manner of strategic decisions across Google products. From developing forward-thinking analysis to generating management reports to scaling our automated financial processes, the Finance organization is an important partner and advisor to the business.

Responsibilities

• Support development and execution of category strategies aligned with organizational objectives for assigned indirect spend categories.
  
• Build and maintain relationships with suppliers to ensure quality service delivery and alignment with organizational objectives.
  
• Support execution of sourcing strategies, Request For (X) processes, negotiations, and supplier evaluations within designated categories.
  
• Analyze spending patterns, market trends, and identify value opportunities within the category.
  
• Analyze procurement data, generate reports, and provide insights to support decision-making and performance evaluation within the category.